Licence Checking - The Law

Organisations that require people working for them to drive as part of their work have a legal obligation to monitor their entitlement to drive and verify the validity of their driving licences.

Unfortunately, many organisations are misinformed and think that simply taking a photocopy of a licence is a sufficient check; however, this leaves companies exposed to a number of issues:

·Fraud - Producing an old or fraudulent counterpart is more common than some may think. Unfortunately if the status of a driver’s licence could put their job at risk some people may be tempted to make dishonest declarations about their licence

·No Electronic AuditTrail – The date of a licence check should to be electronically stamped to clearly evidence when it was undertaken and provide a robust audit trail